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Grimsel Pass

Dramatic hydroelectric dams and reservoir lakes (Grimselsee, Räterichsbodensee) built into the granite basin.

Elevation
2 164 m
Connects
Gletsch/Oberwald (Valais) to Guttannen/Innertkirchen (Bern)
Canton
Valais, Bern
Open
June to October
Nearest town
Guttannen

Source: en.wikipedia.org

46.5617° N 8.3453° E · ValaisRelief interpolated · not a survey mapOpen the full map

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Roy Egloff, Daniel Reust, Reustli · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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